Regulations and Government
Baker, Bolen Join Forces on Opposition to PRD Proposal
The NBAA and AOPA leaders highlight the challenges of the FAA's electronic Pilot Records Database proposal.

General aviation leaders continue to press the FAA to rework its electronic Pilot Records Database (PRD) proposal, saying the current notice of proposed rulemaking would create burdensome and costly requirements with little safety benefit. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association president and CEO Mark Baker joined NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen in a letter last week to FAA Administrator Steve Dickson expressing “serious concerns” about the rulemaking. Their letter followed opposition voiced during the comment period, as well as from Bolen to Dickson during an NBAA virtual town hall meeting last week.